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Knockiveagh is a Neolithic round cairn located near Banbridge in County Down, Northern Ireland. The monument consists of a substantial circular mound of stones, characteristic of funerary and ceremonial structures erected during the Neolithic period in Ireland. Such cairns typically served as burial monuments and represent an important class of megalithic architecture constructed by early farming communities in the island. The site is recorded within the Northern Ireland Sites and Monuments Record, reflecting its archaeological significance as a surviving example of Neolithic monumental construction in the Ulster region.
Knockiveagh. round cairn is a scheduled monument protected by Department for Communities NI under reference 8206. View the official record →
Knockiveagh is a Neolithic round cairn located near Banbridge in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) under reference 8206.
Knockiveagh. round cairn dates from the neolithic period, and is classified as a cairn. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Knockiveagh. round cairn is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by DfC Northern Ireland (NISMR) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Ni. The official designation reference is 8206.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Toberdoney. church (site of); graveyard, enclosure & holy well (4.1 km), Rathfriland castle. tower-house (4.5 km), Lisnabrean. bivallate rath (4.6 km).
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